Regional Health Authority Communiqué - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

Last 24 hours  
12 new positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in the Azores, with nine on the island of São Miguel, two on the island of Pico, and one on the island of Terceira, arising from 786 tests carried out  in reference laboratories.

On São Miguel, all cases correspond to community transmission. On Terceira, the new positive case is to be appraised. On Pico, both cases belong to the pre-existent local transmission chain.
Hospitalizations:  

As of today, two patients are hospitalized in Divino Espírito Santo Hospital, in Ponta Delgada, but none in Intensive Care Unit.

Local transmission chains:  
As of today, there are six active primary local transmission chains in the archipelago: three on Terceira, one on Pico, one shared between Pico and Terceira islands, and one on Faial. To date, 240 have been extinguished. There are 199 people under active surveillance today.  

Recoveries:  
Nine recoveries were recorded in the Azores in the last 24 hours, all on São Miguel:

Current situation:
Currently, there are 114 active positive cases in the archipelago, with 74 on São Miguel island, 15 on Terceira island, 22 on Pico island,  and three on Faial island.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 8,819 positive cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the Azores, 8,490 people have recovered from the disease, 42 died, 94 left the archipelago and 79 provided evidence of previous cure. To date, 687,244 tests have been carried out for SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19 disease.

From 31 December 2020 to 6 September, 170,146 people in the Azores have been vaccinated with the first dose (71,9 per cent) and 177,122 with complete vaccination (74,8 per cent), within the Regional Vaccination Plan.